Chandee

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{{Infobox film
| name = Chandee
| image = Chandi Poster.jpg
| director = [[V. Samudra]]
| producer = Srinubabu Gedela
| music = {{plainlist|
*[[Ravi Shankar (Music Director)|Ravi Shankar]]
*[[Chinna (composer)|Chinna]]
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Priyamani]]
*[[R. Sarathkumar]]
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
*[[Krishnam Raju]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Vasu]]
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| studio = OMICS Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|08|}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INRConvert|550|m}} (in 30 days)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficecapsule.net/chandi-2013-2nd-day-box-office-collection/|title=Chandi 2-day Collections|work=Boxofficecapsule|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111205521/http://boxofficecapsule.net/chandi-2013-2nd-day-box-office-collection/|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofcity.com/box-office/chandi-1st-day-collections/|title=Chandi Collections|work=Timesofcity|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108092339/http://timesofcity.com/box-office/chandi-1st-day-collections|archive-date=8 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

'''''Chandee''''', also spelled as '''''Chandi''''', is a 2013 [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu film]] directed by [[V. Samudra]] starring [[Priyamani]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-want-to-surprise-the-audience/article4961045.ece/|title= Chandee Movie shooting spot : I want to surprise the audience |work= The Hindu|access-date=29 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Priya Mani bags National Award for Best Actress|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/priya-mani-bags-national-award-for-best-actress-news-tamil-kkftxxbagch.html|publisher=Sify|access-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622160300/http://www.sify.com/movies/priya-mani-bags-national-award-for-best-actress-news-tamil-kkftxxbagch.html|archive-date=22 June 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[R. Sarathkumar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/speaks-his-mind/article4121491.ece/|title= The Hindu Interview:Speaks his mind |work= The Hindu|access-date=29 July 2013}}</ref> [[Ashish Vidhyarthi]] and [[Krishnam Raju]] in the lead roles, and [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] and [[MS Narayana]] as key comedians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallery.oneindia.in/telugu-events/chandi-movie-launch/41932.html|title=Chandee Movie Launch|publisher=OneIndia Gallery|access-date=1 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202235520/http://gallery.oneindia.in/telugu-events/chandi-movie-launch/41932.html|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/navigation/telugu-cinema/events/chandi-telugu-movie-opening/|title=Chandee Movie Opening|publisher=cinegoer.net|access-date=1 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130703053135/http://www.cinegoer.net/navigation/telugu-cinema/events/chandi-telugu-movie-opening/|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Scarlett Wilson appears in an [[item number]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-18/news-interviews/40656606_1_item-number-scarlett-wilson-cameraman-ganga-tho-rambabu|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130726080951/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-18/news-interviews/40656606_1_item-number-scarlett-wilson-cameraman-ganga-tho-rambabu|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 July 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title= Scarlett Wilson to shake a leg for Chandi |access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>

The film was formally launched on 31 January 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/muhurat-chandi.html|title= Chandi movie launch |publisher=idlebrain.com|date=31 January 2013 |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> with principal photography commencing on 30 October 2012. Filming took place over eight months, primarily across [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Rajamundry]] and [[Bangkok]], Thailand. The film was originally scheduled for release in the first week of October 2013, but was postponed due to political unrest in [[Andhra Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-04/news-interviews/42716398_1_veeru-potla-producer-bvsn-prasad-next-film |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131008161607/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-04/news-interviews/42716398_1_veeru-potla-producer-bvsn-prasad-next-film |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 October 2013 |title= New Telugu film releases doubtful |date=4 October 2013 |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> and finally released on 8 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2013-11-01/Begins-on-a-fancy-note-75648 |title= Chandi Movie Release and Arrambam Begins on a fancy note|publisher=The Hans India|date=1 November 2013 |access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> The movie is loosely based on the [[Hollywood]] movie ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]''.
The movie was remade in Bhojpuri in 2015 as ''Durga'' starring Rani Chaterjee and in Bangladeshi in 2016 as ''[[Rokto]]''.

==Plot==
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==Cast==
*[[Priyamani]] as Ganga a.k.a. Chandee
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Chandrasekhar Azad
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Minister
*[[Krishnam Raju]] as Ashok Gajapati Raju
*[[Vinod Kumar]] as IAS Officer Rao
*[[Nagendra Babu]] as CBI Officer
*[[Ranganath (actor)|Ranganath]] as Judge
*[[Posani Krishna Murali]] as Inspector Gabbar Singh
*[[G. V. Sudhakar Naidu]] as Assistant Commissioner
*[[Supreeth]] as Minister's accomplice
*[[Giri Babu]] as Chief Minister
*[[M. S. Narayana]]
*[[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Cherry
*[[Thagubothu Ramesh]] as Driver
*[[Telangana Shakuntala]]
*[[Gundu Hanumantha Rao]]
*[[Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao]]
*[[Satyam Rajesh]] as Chandee's friend
*[[Chitram Seenu]] as Chandee's friend
*Kadambari Kiran as Constable
*[[Chammak Chandra]] as Constable
*Dasanna as Constable
*[[Prabhas Sreenu]]
*Raju
*Scarlett Mellish Wilson as [[item number]]

==Soundtrack==
[[Krishnam Raju]], [[Priyamani]] and many others attended the audio launch. [[Prabhas]] and [[Vidya Balan]] were said to attend the function, but it did not happen.
{{Infobox album
| name = Chandee
| type = Soundtrack
| artist =
| cover =
| alt =
| released =
| recorded = 2013
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=24|s=43}}
| label = Chandee
| producer =
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{{tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:43
| all_music = NR Sankar and Chinna
| title1 = Alluri Seetharama Raju
| lyrics1 = [[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| extra1 = [[Kailash Kher]]
| length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Ganga Ganga
| lyrics2 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra2 = [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
| length2 = 4:52
| title3 = A=Appla la unta
| lyrics3 = Bhaskara Batla Ravi Kumar
| extra3 = [[Ramya NSK]]
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Chall Chall
| lyrics4 = [[Chandrabose (lyricist)|Chandrabose]]
| extra4 = Bhargavi Pillai
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Chandi Chandee
| lyrics5 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra5 = Bhargavi Pillai
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = Uure leduga
| lyrics6 = Ramajogayya Sastry
| extra6 = Bhargavi Pillai
| length6 = 2:53
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|6915006}}
{{V. Samudra}}

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[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]
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[[Category:Films directed by V. Samudra]]
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[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films shot in Rajahmundry]]

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